I Believe In Billy Burns. And so does Stephen Vogt.
“He’s been a consistent, solid baseball player all season,” Vogt said. “He’s the Rookie of the Year, in my opinion.”
Burns should be the Rookie of the Year in a lot of people’s opinions by now. If he’s not, they’re not paying close enough attention, and that’s entirely possible considering Oakland’s standing in the American League. But the campaign needs to start now, because there is not a better candidate out there, and he may need some public relations to drive home the obviouw
Burns scored the game-winning run in the A’s 3-2 10-inning victory on Vogt’s first-pitch single, and if Rickey Henderson was watching at home, you know he was saying, “Yeah, kid.